Location: | Fiji |
Subject: | Ceremonies |
Length: | 30 minutes |
Format: | 16mm |
Hue: | B&W |
Year Released: | 1960 |
Series: | People of Paradise |
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Library Code: | NFVLS |
Description: | Describes a ceremony that takes place every six years on an island in the Lau group in eastern Fiji. The people bathe in a lake high up in the hills for two days and a night, until many fish rise to the surface. These are then speared, and a large feast follows. Narrated by naturalist David Attenborough. |
Record No: | 1519 |
Resources: | Distributors's List |
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